PRESS AND MEDIA INFORMATION

Thursday 4th February 2010
For immediate release

GNS RACING TO ATTEND OPEN DAY AND REVEAL TESTING PLANS

Fuchs Silkolene British Supersport Championship Team GNS Racing will be making a guest appearance at the Portsmouth Motorcycles open weekend next weekend (February 12th to 14th) where fans can come along and meet the riders Sam Lowes and Paul Jordan, on the Saturday and Sunday, plus see the bikes they will be racing in the 2010 championship.

Based in Southampton and owned by Gary Stubbington, the team will be on hand to help launch three new Honda models, the VFR1200F, the VT1300CX and the VT750C2B. In addition, there will be demonstrators available and much more, with RC30 and RC45 race bikes on display, VFR1200F engine and technology parts on show and Honda experts to explain the engineering and development behind them, plus theres a chance to win a luxury trip for two to Paris.

Further details are available at www.portsmouthmotorcycles.com.

Meanwhile, the team is busy with preparations for a hectic pre-season testing schedule which will start with a post-winter shakedown at Brands Hatch on 21st February before a pair of Spanish tests at Cartagena in Spain from March 4th to 6th and then at Guadix on March 9th and 10th. The final test takes place with the official BSB test day at Brands Hatch on 17th March in readiness for the first race at Brands Hatch over Easter (April 3rd to 5th).

2010 British Supersport Calendar (provisional)

R1 Brands Hatch - 3/4/5 April
R2 Thruxton - 16/17/18 April
R3 Oulton Park - 1/2/3 May
R4 Cadwell Park - 21/22/23 May
R5 Mallory Park - 25/26/27 June
R6 Knockhill - 2/3/4 July
R7 Snetterton - 16/17/18 July
R8 Brands Hatch GP - 6/7/8 August
R9 Cadwell Park - 28/29/30 August
R10 Croft - 10/11/12 September
R11 Silverstone GP - 24/25/26 September
R12 Oulton Park - 8/9/10 October